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China Opposes Cyberattacks, Doesn't Name North Koreahttp://wbsm.com/china-us-hacking/
http://wbsm.com/china-us-hacking/#commentsMon, 22 Dec 2014 16:50:00 +0000Associated Presshttp://wbsm.com/?p=204368Continue reading…]]>China says it has told the U.S. that it is against cyberattacks and opposes any nation or individual launching such attacks from a third country, but did not directly condemn the Sony hackings that Washington has blamed on North Korea.

]]>http://wbsm.com/fbi-conclusively-links-north-korea-to-sony-hack/feed/0American Detainee Released From North Koreahttp://wbsm.com/american-detainee-released-from-north-korea/
http://wbsm.com/american-detainee-released-from-north-korea/#commentsTue, 21 Oct 2014 20:26:58 +0000Associated Presshttp://wbsm.com/?p=193023Continue reading…]]>After nearly six months in custody in North Korea, American detainee Jeffrey Fowle has been released.

The State Department today announced the release of Fowle, who had been awaiting trial on charges of leaving a Bible at a nightclub in a northern port city last May

]]>http://wbsm.com/kim-jong-un-in-total-control-despite-public-absence-source-says/feed/0YouTubeU.S. Citizen Held In North Koreahttp://wbsm.com/u-s-citizen-held-in-north-korea/
http://wbsm.com/u-s-citizen-held-in-north-korea/#commentsSat, 07 Jun 2014 00:25:28 +0000Associated Presshttp://wbsm.com/?p=160472Continue reading…]]>The State Department is confirming that a U.S. citizen has been detained in North Korea.

It's the third American currently held by the authoritarian nation.

State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf is citing privacy reasons in providing no further details

]]>http://wbsm.com/u-s-citizen-held-in-north-korea/feed/0Photo by Feng Li/Getty ImagesEx-Girlfriend of North Korean Leader Executed by Machine Gunhttp://wbsm.com/ex-girlfriend-of-north-korean-leader-executed-by-machine-gun/
http://wbsm.com/ex-girlfriend-of-north-korean-leader-executed-by-machine-gun/#commentsFri, 30 Aug 2013 13:10:29 +0000Phil Paleologoshttp://wbsm.com/?p=101638Continue reading…]]>Kim Jong Un ordered to have his ex-girlfriend killed by machine gun. The Huffington Post is reporting that the former girlfriend of the North Korean despot, Hyon Song Wol, was killed in late August by a machine gun firing squad, executing her along with 11 others for supposedly making and selling a sex tape.

]]>http://wbsm.com/ex-girlfriend-of-north-korean-leader-executed-by-machine-gun/feed/0YouTubeUS Deploys Planes to South Koreahttp://wbsm.com/us-deploys-planes-to-south-korea/
http://wbsm.com/us-deploys-planes-to-south-korea/#commentsMon, 01 Apr 2013 13:25:10 +0000BJ Ragonehttp://wbsm.com/?p=66231Continue reading…]]>After some serious threats by North Korea, the United States has sent stealth fighters to South Korea to aid in their defense.

]]>http://wbsm.com/us-deploys-planes-to-south-korea/feed/0Getty ImagesNorth Korea Threatens To End Cease-Fire With South Koreahttp://wbsm.com/north-korea-threatens-to-end-cease-fire-with-south-korea/
http://wbsm.com/north-korea-threatens-to-end-cease-fire-with-south-korea/#commentsTue, 05 Mar 2013 16:35:09 +0000BJ Ragonehttp://wbsm.com/?p=60781Continue reading…]]>In another bold threat, North Korea has said that they will cancel the cease-fire that they've had with South Korea since 1953.

]]>http://wbsm.com/north-korea-threatens-to-end-cease-fire-with-south-korea/feed/0Getty ImagesDennis Rodman Courts North Korea's Kim Jong Un — Wait, What?!http://wbsm.com/dennis-rodman-courts-north-koreas-kim-jong-un-wait-what/
http://wbsm.com/dennis-rodman-courts-north-koreas-kim-jong-un-wait-what/#commentsFri, 01 Mar 2013 20:13:58 +0000Phil Paleologoshttp://wbsm.com/?p=60264Continue reading…]]>Amid very rocky relations between the United States and North Korea, Dennis Rodman enjoyed the company of North Korea's repressive leader Kim Jong-un, during a recent basketball exhibition game in North Korea, a country that just conducted a nuclear test!

]]>http://wbsm.com/dennis-rodman-courts-north-koreas-kim-jong-un-wait-what/feed/0Getty ImagesObama Cites Steady Economic Progress In State Of The Union Speechhttp://wbsm.com/obama-cites-steady-economic-progress-in-state-of-the-union-speech/
http://wbsm.com/obama-cites-steady-economic-progress-in-state-of-the-union-speech/#commentsWed, 13 Feb 2013 03:43:11 +0000Jim Phillipshttp://wbsm.com/?p=56085Continue reading…]]>President Obama is citing steady progress after the "grueling" recession. In the annual State of the Union address, the President said there is still much work to do to prompt a more robust recovery.

]]>http://wbsm.com/obama-cites-steady-economic-progress-in-state-of-the-union-speech/feed/0flickrNorth Korea Threatens Nuclear Test, Calls U.S. Its 'Archenemy'http://wbsm.com/north-korea-nuclear-test/
http://wbsm.com/north-korea-nuclear-test/#commentsThu, 24 Jan 2013 17:28:56 +0000Chris Chaberskihttp://tsminteractive.com/?p=154292Continue reading…]]>Sometimes—like when they call themselves "space conquerors" after launching a satellite that broke almost immediately and tumbled out of orbit—it can be hard to take North Korea seriously. Other times—like when they threaten another test of their nuclear program at a highly delicate time for their neighbors, politically—it seems wiser to keep a close eye on them.